fimbriation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The use of a thin stripe of a contrasting tincture (colour) around a charge, ordinary or stripe in order to make it stand out from the background.
  2. Such a stripe.

Word forms

fimbriation fimbriations

Etymology

From fimbriate + -ion.

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